Improved dusting-brush



tntrd tant @met @twine LOREN Ii. WITHERELL AND AMASA B. ORANDALL, OF GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 104,092, dated J'mze 7, 1870.

MPROVED DUSTING-BRUSH.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part c! the sams- We, LOREN 1t. WITHERELL, of- Galesburg, county of Knox and State of Illinois, and AMASA B. GRAN- vDALL, of same place, have invented certain Improvements .in Fiber Duster-s, of which the following is a specification.

Nature and Objects of the Invention.

'lhe nat-ure of our invention relates lto improvements -in the manufacture of dusters of' sea-grass or other fibrous material, the object being to furnish a duster for all uses, at once cheap, beautiful, lasting, and efiicacious.

VDescription of the Accompany/ng Drawing.

Figure l is an elevation of a brush or 4duster em'- bodying our invention.

Figure-2is a vel-tial central section of fig. 1. f

Figures 3 and 4 aredetached views.

General Description.

A represents the fibers of' sea-grass or other iibrous material.

B represents the handle, which is simply Hat on the end where the fibers are attached.

C is the ferrule, constructed in the usual manner, and fitted to the end of the handle B, extending upward t0 shoulder c.

D is a rin'g, its exterior circumference alittle smaller than the interior'circumference of' the fel-rule C.

` Eis a screw.`

,F isa washer. The method of constructing o'ur brush is'as follows: We use, ordinarily, sea-grass bers; any other suitable material may be' used, however. These bers we color of'lany desired tint, and comb and clean them free from broken pieces and other sources of` roughness. We now take a bunch of these fibersA and slip them through a ring, D, as shown at fig. 3.

We now part the fibers in the center at each end, I

and bring them down into the position shown at fig.'4.

The metallic ferrule C, which is conical-shaped, "is

now Iplaced in position, with its small ond on the handle B. We now place the washer F iu posit-ion over the ring D, as `shown at fig. 4, and put the screwE iu position through the washer F and ring D. Wit-h the washer-'outward and the point 'of the screwE forward,-we now press the central part of thebunch of fiber into the fel-rule C, and enter the end of the screw p E into the end of' the handle B, when, with a screwwithout the use of glue, or other similar material lia.

ble to become loose when wet, or "otherwise, aud also secure the fibers firm-ly in position, wlthout projecting tongues ou the end of the handle, which add to the oost of production. IVe, at the same time, furnish a cheaper duster than heretofore known.

In case the pure sea-grass is thought too rough for some purposes, it may be mixed with other fiber uutil the desired softness and pliability are reached.

Claim.

IVe claim a duster or brush, with ring D, washer F, and screw E, in combination with handle B, ferrule C, and fibrous material A, constructed in the manner described, and for the purpose specified.

LOREN B. WITHERELL. AMASA B. GRANDALL.

Witnesses;

H. H. PATTEE, SAMUEL Kenn. 

